Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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The numeral is a noun that takes the definiteness inflection on behalf of the noun phrase (as a corollary, with a demonstrative the numeral is "indefinite" as well), whilst the noun is in the form "unmarked" in definiteness (indefinite for unpossessed, definite for possessed). 'Two' has a special definite form, ''títhîe''. | The numeral is a noun that takes the definiteness inflection on behalf of the noun phrase (as a corollary, with a demonstrative the numeral is "indefinite" as well), whilst the noun is in the form "unmarked" in definiteness (indefinite for unpossessed, definite for possessed). 'Two' has a special definite form, ''títhîe''. | ||
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|phrase = nárgè glűanàch | |phrase = nárgè glűanàch | ||
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|gloss = three-INDEF mushroom-2SG.M>PL.DEF this.M.PL | |gloss = three-INDEF mushroom-2SG.M>PL.DEF this.M.PL | ||
|translation=these three mushrooms of yours}} | |translation=these three mushrooms of yours}} | ||
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The distributive suffix can be appended to the "''n'' times" numeral to express "''n'' times each"; the ''-ter'' suffix then becomes ''-tr-'' | The distributive suffix can be appended to the "''n'' times" numeral to express "''n'' times each"; the ''-ter'' suffix then becomes ''-tr-''. | ||
The numerals can be combined with possessive suffixes to denote "(the) ''n'' of us/you/them" ''mullaŧís'' "four of you", ''mullâis'' "the four of you". | The numerals can be combined with possessive suffixes to denote "(the) ''n'' of us/you/them" ''mullaŧís'' "four of you", ''mullâis'' "the four of you". | ||